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#FBF: June 28, 2013 when Gorgui Dieng took in a Minnesota Lynx game. The Lynx are doing big things, holding the best record in the WNBA. Dieng isn't slouching, either, as he's helping the NBA with Basketball Without Borders in Africa.﻿

Basketball can make a big difference in southern Africa, where xenophobia and tribalism among other vices are tearing nations apart. I commend you Deng and can't wait for the upcoming season. #gowolves ﻿

The Wolves are set to embark on the 2015 Timberwolves Caravan, presented by U.S. Bank! The Caravan, headlined by Wolves guard Tyus Jones, hits the road on Tuesday, August 4 and makes stops in Alexandria, Mankato and Rochester.

It's the NBA offseason. Everyone is like, "Ugh. Season would you start already?" We know the pain here on the interweb. Until the regular season starts, teams around the NBA will be playing some hashtag games to get ready for the NBA season. Last season, this ranged from comic book heroes, NBA players on cereal boxes and more. Things can get pretty creative. Today, the Warriors started us off with #NBAOffseason. Not terribly exciting, but they ju...

Anyone who has met Ronny Turiaf knows that he has one of the biggest hearts around. He jokes. He smiles. He cracks jokes. He lightens up any room. But his heart might have literally been too big at one point, something that has been well-documented, but not always straight from Turiaf’s mouth… Or keyboard in this case.

This was the week I was supposed to go old school. I bought a few packs from eBay and we were going to go back in time. It was going to be fun. But the person I ordered the cards from sent me five packs of baseball cards. Did I return them like a responsible human being? Nope. I opened them because I’m still 12 years old. No value at all in those packs. So I walked to Target and got a pack of Excalibur from Panini. Pretty cool cards. They were $3...

"Kyle, where have you been." Well, imaginary reader, first off, it's great to hear from you again. You probably haven’t been waiting for any columns lately, because well, it’s been a pretty long time. But we are getting back to it. Not to use excuses (but that's exactly what I'm going to do), but Summer League, the NBA Draft and the free-agency has had us pretty busy here at the office.

WHAT: Minnesota Timberwolves rookie guard Tyus Jones will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to tomorrow night’s Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners game. The game will be televised on Fox Sports North. The Wolves acquired Jones, the No. 24 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, in a draft-day trade on June 25. Jones is a native of Apple Valley, Minnesota. WHERE: Target Field 1 Twins Way Minneapolis, MN 55403

Wolves forward Anthony Bennett is representing Canada during the Pan Am games in Toronto. Bennett is from Toronto and he’s looked pretty comfortable in his first three games. We already know that he’s put in a ton of work already. And it seems to be paying off. How has he done so far? Here are the results from the first three games Team Canada has played. July 21